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June Pictures presents A Cre Film & Freestyle Pictures Company Production
The F lorida Project
A film by Sean Baker
www.JunePictures.com/project/the-florida-project/ Facebook: Facebook.com/TheFloridaProject
Twitter: @theFLproject
112 minutes / USA / 2017
INTERNATIONAL PRESS IN CANNES:
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SYNOPSIS
The Florida Project tells the story of Moonee, a precocious six-year- old and her ragtag group of friends. The
children’s summer break is filled with wonder, mischief and adventure while the adults around them struggle
with hard times.
Throughout the United States, budget motels have become a last refuge for people who have found
themselves unable to secure a permanent residence. A growing “hidden homeless” population, 41% of which
is composed of families, struggles week to week in order to keep a roof over their heads.
Our story takes place just outside of Orlando, the vacation capital of the world and home to “The Most
Magical Place on Earth.” Along the main highway that runs through the land of theme parks and
resorts, budget motels that once attracted tourists by exploiting the Disney mystique, now house
homeless families.
Moonee and her twenty-two year old mother, Halley, live at one such establishment — The Magic Castle
Motel. The closest thing Moonee has to a father is Bobby, the motel’s manager, a guarded and diligent man
who is taunted by the children’s antics. Halley has lost her job and a new girl the same age as Moonee has
moved in at the motel next door - it's going to be an eventful summer.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
“A modern day Our Gang. This is how I like to describe The Florida Project,” says Co-Writer/Director Sean
Baker. “Our Gang aka The Little Rascals - The Hal Roach-produced comedy shorts of the ‘20s and ‘30s,
essentially focused on children who lived in poverty during the Great Depression. But their economic state
was the backdrop. The children's humorous adventures were the focus.”
While Co-Writer/Producer Chris Bergoch was helping his mother relocate to Central Florida, he often
travelled back and forth on Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, also known as US Highway 192, one of the main
arteries leading to the throbbing heart of the Florida economy that is Walt Disney World. He soon became
aware of some of the less-than-magical living conditions right on the outskirts of Disney’s doorstep. He was
taken aback to learn that many of the motels he was passing did not contain tourists, but families.
Motels line the road on both sides of the strip, many of them exploiting the Disney mystique -- infused with
such motifs as pirates and castles. A decade ago they were filled with tourists. The remnants of those days
still stand, like the establishments that charge 35 dollars for a helicopter ride and the souvenir shops where
many bootleg T-shirts capitalize on the latest popular princesses.
Bergoch recalls, “I remember it was back in 2011, I was on my way to EPCOT when I told Sean about this...
about these children I saw playing on the side of the busy highway minutes from the theme parks… we never
could get it out of our minds. We drafted up an outline in early 2012 to shop the idea around and try to
find financing. Then production on Starlet became a reality and set us off from Florida to the San Fernando
Valley. Every time I returned to Orlando, I'd pass the motels and the idea never went away. The situation
only grew and the idea to tell a story against this backdrop did as well."
Starlet led to Tangerine, and once production was completed in 2014, Baker and Bergoch would occasionally
revisit the original outline. Says Baker, “We’d dissect it, rearrange scenes, we scrapped the original ending,
but we always knew we wanted to tell a story from a child’s point of view.” Bergoch adds, “...and how,
despite not being able to afford a ticket to the nearby theme parks, that young character could still find her
own fun and adventure.”
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As with all their collaborations, research was key. Baker and Bergoch immersed themselves into the heart of
Kissimmee, FL, taking multiple research trips to the area over the course of three years, staying in some of
the motels on US 192. Baker explains, “We always begin these films in the same way, by asking folks from
the community if they are interested in becoming involved, and in this case, if they had interest in sharing
stories about their lives while living in the motels.”
The dream of bringing The Florida Project to the screen took a giant step closer to reality when financiers
June Pictures came onto the project in early 2016. “Andrew Duncan and Alex Saks of June Pictures gave me
full creative freedom and supported me in every way. I’m so happy this partnership came to be,” says Baker.
“It was in January of ’16 that we first heard the premise of Sean’s new film project, which was simultaneous
to the cementing of June Pictures,” say Andrew Duncan and Alex Saks of June Pictures. “We had been
discussing the values of our new company and we both agreed that our priority was to support and nurture
filmmakers who tell diverse and important stories. We’d been working on a documentary project called
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower about an amazing young man named Joshua Wong who was standing up
for democracy and human rights in Hong Kong. We were proud that through the documentary we were able
to bring attention to social and political injustice around the world, and after speaking to Sean, we realized
the opportunity with this film to do that in America. Sean is a unique and gifted storyteller who creates
worlds on screen that live and breathe the same way those worlds do in real life. His characters and their
universes are powerful, gritty, and honest. He creates art that challenges us--making us look at our humanity
and further understanding the world around us. It’s been an incredible experience working with Sean and
supporting his vision on The Florida Project.”
With Spring 2016 passing by, financing in place and a summer production start date looming closer and
closer, the team began actively searching for their lead actors. Florida native Brooklynn Prince responded to
a local ad and nailed the lead role of “Moonee”.
“I’m incredibly grateful that Brooklynn Kimberly Prince auditioned for The Florida Project. She not only
embodied Moonee, she elevated the character from what was on the page. She is simply one of the greatest
actors, of any age, that I’ve ever encountered,” Baker praises.
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Bergoch adds, “The second she walked into the room, I remember glancing to my side at Sean and Shih-Ching
(Tsou)… they had the same amazed look in their eyes. Brooklynn WAS the exact same Moonee we saw in our
heads for years, coming to life right before our eyes.”
Her co-star, newcomer Valeria Cotto, is an example of the unconventional casting process Baker employs.
“There is always some degree of street casting in my films and the discovery I’m most proud of on this film is
Valeria Cotto. I saw her and her mother in a Kissimmee Target Store one evening. Valeria caught my eye
because of her vibrant red hair. I gave her mother my card and prayed that she’d call me to have her
daughter audition.” says Baker. She did and Valeria landed the role of Moonee’s best friend Jancey.
While Baker, Bergoch and fellow producers Shih-Ching Tsou and Kevin Chinoy held auditions for children
from all over central Florida, Christopher Rivera came in to audition while living with his family at one of the
motels on Route 192 and filled out the final lead child, Moonee’s sidekick Scooty.
Just as he did with Tangerine, where he cast from various social media platforms such as Vine, Baker turned
to Instagram late in the casting process. It was there that Bria Vinaite caught his attention.
“There was something very different that set Bria apart from the thousands of other Instagrammers. She
didn’t take herself seriously. Hyper, carefree and extremely funny — all the same traits we had in mind for
the character of Halley. She flew to Florida to meet the children we had just cast. We improvised some
scenes and, by the end of the weekend, I was confident she could bring something unique and fresh to what
we envisioned for the character.”
“When I read the script for the first time, I cried. I felt such a connection to Halley,” Bria reveals. “It was
such a beautiful experience to bring her to life. I learned so much from the entire experience and a part of
Halley will always live inside me!”
Finally, there was the casting of Bobby, The Magic Castle Motel manager and a reluctant guardian of the
motel’s residents. “I am incredibly lucky and honored to have worked with Willem. Not only did he give an
amazing performance but he was willing to experiment and help find the character. Many of his scenes are
with first-time actors and non-professionals and he succeeded in blending in with fresh faces, yet still
grounding the moments with his command of the art,” Baker says.
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To achieve the film’s vibrant look, Baker asked the multiple award-winning cinematographer Alexis Zabé to
lens The Florida Project. Zabé describes the aesthetic simply as "blueberry ice cream with a sour twist”.
Baker hopes that his newest film will engage audiences through humor, colorful personas and nostalgia -- “I
want viewers to laugh with, love and embrace these characters so much that they will go home, jump online
and research how many U.S. families and children are growing up in motels across the country. That would
be a truly magical thing.”
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ABOUT THE CAST WILLEM DAFOE (Bobby)
Willem Dafoe is a two-time Academy Award® nominee who has performed in over 100 films including Spider-
Man, The English Patient, Finding Nemo, Clear and Present Danger and Mississippi Burning. In addition to his
Oscar® nominations for Platoon and Shadow of the Vampire, Dafoe is Golden Globe® nominee for his
performance in Shadow of the Vampire which also earned him a LA Film Critics Award and an Independent
Spirit Award.
Dafoe is a founding member of The Wooster Group, an experimental theatre collective in which he created
and performed in all of the group's work from 1977 to 2005. Dafoe selects projects based on the diversity of
roles and opportunities to work with strong directors such as Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee,
Oliver Stone, Zhang Yimou, David Lynch, Werner Herzog and Kenneth Branagh. Another upcoming is James
Wan’s Aquaman.
BRIA VINAITE (Halley)
Bria was born in Lithuania and moved to Brooklyn, NY when she was 6 years old. Always interested in
creative projects, she started designing clothes at 19 leading to the launch of her company 'ChroniCal NYC’
with her hand-making most of the items herself. Her clothes have been worn by all sorts of creatives in
different fields. Sean Baker discovered Vinaite on Instagram late in The Florida Project casting process and,
as Vinaite puts it, "the rest was magic!”
BROOKLYNN KIMBERLY PRINCE (Moonee)
Brooklynn booked her first acting job at the age of three and has been hooked ever since! She can be seen
on projects both nationally and internationally including spots for Disney Junior, Chuck E Cheese, Honda and
Visit Orlando. Brooklynn loves all things Star Wars, Harry Potter and Wonder Woman. She had the time of
her life working on The Florida Project with the director she refers to as "Mr. Sean," whom she describes as
"one of her favorite people." She is happiest when on set and hopes in the future to work with her favorite
actress - Daisy Ridley... oh, and to win an Oscar of course!
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VALERIA COTTO (Jancey)
6-year-old Kissimmee, Florida native Valeria has always wanted to act and was thrilled when she was given
the opportunity by Sean Baker to star in The Florida Project. Valeria is a lover of all things Pokemon, is
obsessed with J-Pop and is super-excited to see herself on the big screen for the first time!
CHRISTOPHER RIVERA (Scooty)
Florida native Christopher J. Rivera has spent the majority of his nine years growing up in motels similar to
his character in The Florida Project. He always dreamed of being in movies and his wishes came true after
answering a local casting call. Christopher loves to play video games and is looking forward to seeing his
portrayal of the mischievous Scooty on the big screen.
CALEB LANDRY JONES (Jack)
One of Hollywood’s top emerging young actors, Caleb will next be seen in Doug Liman’s American Made
opposite Tom Cruise as well as Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Caleb starred
in Brandon Cronenberg’s Antiviral, which premiered at the Cannes festival and was released by IFC Films, his
performance cited among the “Best Performances of 2012” by Indiewire. He co-starred in Joshua and Benny
Safdie's Heaven Knows What (awarded the Tokyo Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival after
premiering in Venice), Queen and Country for director John Boorman (premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film
Festival), John Slattery's directorial debut, God’s Pocket with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Neil Jordan’s
Byzantium (IFC), Fox’s X Men: First Class, Universal’s Contraband and Jordan Peele’s hit directorial debut Get
Out.
KARREN KARAGULIAN (Narek)
Karren Karagulian is no stranger to independent film. Having been a staple in every feature directed by Sean
Baker - Four Letter Words, Take Out, Prince of Broadway, Starlet (for which he won a Robert Altman Award
at Independent Spirit Awards as part of ensemble cast) and Tangerine. Karagulian's "every-man" persona
spans more than a decade.
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ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
SEAN BAKER (Director/Co-Writer /Producer/Editor)
Sean Baker is the director of Take Out (2008) and Prince of Broadway (2009) - both nominated for the John
Cassavetes' Independent Spirit Award - and Starlet (2012), the recipient of the Robert Altman Independent
Spirit Award, as well as another Cassavetes' nominee. Tangerine premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
2015.
Baker is a graduate of NYU. He is also the co-creator of the long-running American comedy series Greg the
Bunny.
ANDREW DUNCAN and ALEX SAKS (Producers)
JUNE PICTURES
June Pictures is a filmmaker-driven independent production company founded in 2016 by Chairman Andrew
Duncan and CEO Alex Saks which produces and finances feature-length narrative and documentary films.
June Pictures’ Joshua: Teenager vs. Super Power won the Audience Award in the World Cinema Documentary
category at 2017’s Sundance Film Festival and sold to Netflix. Other recent sales at Sundance include the
psychological thriller Thoroughbred starring Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy and Anton Yelchin to Focus
Features; and Alethea Jones’ Fun Mom Dinner which went to Netflix and eOne’s Momentum Pictures.
In addition to Sean Baker’s The Florida Project, June Pictures’ “coming soon” list includes What They
Had written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko, and starring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon and Blythe
Danner; Paul Dano’s directorial debut, Wildlife, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan; and the
dramatic comedy Dude, written and directed by Olivia Milch, and starring Lucy Hale, Kathryn Prescott,
Alexandra Shipp and Awkwafina. June Pictures’ first feature film, Operator starring Martin Starr and Mae
Whitman, made its world premiere at SXSW 2016 and was released in the US by The Orchard.
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CHRIS BERGOCH (Co-Writer, Producer)
Chris Bergoch collaborated on the American TV series Greg the Bunny along with its MTV spinoff Warren the
Ape. Bergoch is Co-Writer /associate producer of the award-winning Starlet (including the Robert Altman
Independent Spirit Award) released in North American theaters by Music Box Films. Bergoch co-wrote/co-
produced 2015’s Tangerine (22 wins/33 nominations, including Best Original Screenplay by the San Francisco
Film Critics Circle) and produced the acclaimed 2016 fashion film Snowbird (nominated for direction, original
music, major brand, best film, Berlin Fashion Film Awards). Chris is excited to have re-teamed with Sean
Baker once again to realize the dream of bringing their Florida Project to the screen.
KEVIN CHINOY and FRANCESCA SILVESTRI (Producers)
FREESTYLE PICTURE COMPANY
For more than two decades, FPC partners Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri have developed and produced
award-winning film, TV, theater and branded content with many of the industry’s most talented individuals
and entertainment companies. Their projects have played at major festivals around the world including
Sundance, Toronto, Berlin, Locarno, SXSW, LAFF, and Tribeca. Their projects have been represented at
award ceremonies including the WGA, DGA, and Independent Spirit Awards. At the top of their long list of
collaborators stands Sean Baker, with whom they also partnered on his previous films, Starlet and Tangerine,
and the various versions of TV show The Greg the Bunny Show.
SHIH-CHING TSOU (Producer)
Shih-Ching Tsou is a New York City-based filmmaker. Shih-Ching co-wrote, co-directed and co-produced Take
Out with Sean Baker, which was nominated for John Cassavetes Award at the 2009 Independent Spirit
Awards. After their collaboration on Take Out, Shih-Ching executive-produced Baker’s third feature Starlet,
winner of the Robert Altman Spirit Award in 2013. She produced Baker’s fourth feature Tangerine, which
was released in the US by Magnolia Pictures in 2015.
ALEXIS ZABÉ (Director of Photography)
Alexis Zabé was born in Mexico City, he has worked worldwide on commercials and music videos
collaborating with the likes of Pharrell Williams and Die Antwoord and has paired up on long and short
format films with directors Carlos Reygadas and Harmony Korine. His feature work has led to several
international awards. The Florida Project marks Zabé’s second collaboration with Sean Baker following the
2016 short film Snowbird, produced for Kenzo. He describes the aesthetic for this upcoming film simply as
"blueberry ice cream with a sour twist".
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CREDITS
JUNE PICTURES PRESENTS
A CRE FILM AND FREESTYLE PICTURE COMPANY
A FILM BY SEAN BAKER
WILLEM DAFOE BROOKLYNN KIMBERLEY PRINCE
BRIA VINAITE VALERIA COTTO
CHRISTOPHER RIVERA AND
CALEB LANDRY JONES
CASTING BY CARMEN CUBA, CSA
ADDITIONAL CASTING BY MARK MULLEN, CSA
JENNY CONRAD PATTI WILEY
MUSIC SUPERVISOR MATTHEW HEARON-SMITH
EDITOR SEAN BAKER
COSTUME DESIGNER FERNANDO A. RODRIGUEZ
PRODUCTION DESIGNER STEPHONIK YOUTH
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ALEXIS ZABÉ
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER DANI JOHNSON
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER SAMANTHA QUAN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DARREN DEAN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ELAYNE SCHNEIDERMAN SCHMIDT
PRODUCED BY SEAN BAKER
CHRIS BERGOCH SHIH-CHING TSOU
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PRODUCED BY
ANDREW DUNCAN ALEX SAKS
PRODUCED BY KEVIN CHINOY
FRANCESCA SILVESTRI
WRITTEN BY SEAN BAKER & CHRIS BERGOCH
DIRECTED BY SEAN BAKER
FULL CREDITS
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
JENNIFER RADZIKOWSKI
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JOSEPH MCDOUGALL
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MARTEN PICCININI
2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KATYE KALIVODA
LINE PRODUCER ELAYNE SCHNEIDERMAN SCHMIDT
CAST
(IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)
MOONEE BROOKLYNN KIMBERLY PRINCE
SCOOTY CHRISTOPHER RIVERA
DICKY AIDEN MALIK
GRANDMA STACY JOSIE OLIVO
JANCEY VALERIA COTTO
DICKY’S DAD EDWARD “PUNKY” PAGAN
HALLEY BRIA VINAITE
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AMBER PATTI WILEY
LUCI JASINEIA RAMOS
BOBBY WILLEM DAFOE
BERTHA ROSA MEDINA PEREZ
ASHLEY MELA MURDER
CASE WORKER KRYSTAL GORDON
TWISTEE TREAT GIRL BRONWYN VALLEY
TWISTEE TREAT GIRL’S MOM KELLY FITZGERALD
GLORIA SANDY KANE
CABBIE JIM COLEMAN
NEWLYWED GROOM ANDREW ROMANO
NEWLYWED BRIDE CAROLINA GRABOVA
PATRICE TERRY ALLEN JONES
NAREK KARREN KARAGULIAN
CHURCH GROUP SARAH SABINA FREIDMAN-SEITZ
JACK CALEB LANDRY JONES
TROY TROY KOHLMAIER
ROOM 151 EVICTED DEALER GINGER COOK
PERFUME WHOLESALER SHIH-CHING TSOU
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TWISTEE TREAT EMPLOYEE MARISOL RIVERA
CHARLIE COACHMAN CARL BRADFIELD
PAINT-SPLATTERED GUEST JOOP KATANA
LATE FOR TEE-TIME GIOVANNI RODRIGUEZ
NEW FATHER CHECKING IN ANGEL GARCIA
NEW CHILD CHECKING IN LATANYA ORTIZ
SIMONE SONYA MCCARTER
ROOM 246 DAD JOHN SUTTON
ROOM 246 MOM ADINA SUTTON
SECURITY GUARD BETTY JEUNE
ARABIAN NIGHTS OWNER SHAIL KAMINI RAMCHARAN
ARABIAN NIGHTS MANAGER KIT SULLIVAN
TOURIST JOHN MACON BLAIR
CHEAP TICKETS LADY JOANNE MORENO
STOLEN-TICKET-BUYING DAD JASON BLACKWATER
DCF INVESTIGATOR LAUREN O'QUINN
BREAKFAST BUFFET WORKER HANNAH LOGAN PETERSON
DCF SUPERVISOR CECILIA QUINAN
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OFFICER GARY GARY B. GROSS
STUNTS JOOP KATANA
RICHARD MARRERO HALEY NOTT
MARC SUMMERS JONATHAN MERCEDES
DIGNEY POZO
STUNT DOUBLE - ASHLEY JENNIFER BADGER
SUPERVISING STUNT COORDINATOR KEVIN MORGAN
STUNT COORDINATOR ERIC MIRANDA, PLAY SAFE
CASTING ASSISTANTS, CROWDSHOT ABIGAEL GRANT LINDA PEREIRA
ATSUMI FOREMAN
CASTING INTERNS MICHELLE CASSIDY
CHRIS GAYNOR
SET DECORATOR KURT THORESEN
LEADMAN ALEXANDRA TIBBE
SWING #1 ALEX COOPER
ART INTERN CHRISTOPHER GONZALEZ
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA BAS TIELE
2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA CARLA SOSA
STEADICAM OPERATORS MICHAEL MCGOWEN JR., SOC
OSVALDO "OZZY" SILVERA, SOC HENRY GELHART
ANTHONY IOANNOU
CAMERA LOADER KEITH BRONSDON
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS MARC SCHMIDT
HARRISON THEVENIN
CAMERA UTILITY JAKE SCHNEIDERMAN
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR BERNIE LARAMIE
POST PRODUCTION COORDINATOR ALEX COCO
ASSISTANT EDITOR MIKE HUGO
DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE SERVICES PROVIDED BY - TECHNICOLOR POSTWORKS NY
DI COLORIST SAM DALEY
DI CONFORM EDITORS SEAN PERRY
JEFF CORNELL
DI PRODUCER JOEY HANDY RAY HORTA
NICOLE GUILLERMO
DI FILM SCANNING NATE DAVIS
PATRICK ROSSI
DAILIES COLORIST ADAM MOORE
DAILIES PRODUCER MATT MEDEIROS
COLOR SCIENCE CHRISTIAN ZAK
TECHNICOLOR ENGINEERS RANDY MAIN
ERIC HORWITZ CURTIS KUHL
DATA MANAGERS STACEY LEE
SERGEY ZONTAK CHAD RUPNARINE
HEAD OF THEATRICAL SERVICES CLARK HENDERSON
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VP OF CREATIVE SERVICES BENJAMIN MURRAY
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES BARBARA JEAN KEARNEY
LAURA BOROWSKY MIKE RIZZUTO
FILM LAB CRAWFORD MEDIA SERVICES, INC.
DAILIES FILM MANAGER JEREMIAH DRUEKE
LAB MANAGER ROBERT WALES
STOCK FOOTAGE RESEARCH ALEX COCO
HANNAH LOGAN PETERSON
VISUAL EFFECTS DIGITAL DISTRICT
VFX PRODUCER SONIA MARQUES
VFX SUPERVISOR PHILIPPE DÉSIRONT
VFX PRODUCTION MANAGERS WASSELENA BILAK
CHRISTINE H. STOLL
VFX COORDINATOR CHRISTELLE MARCOUX
VFX EDITORS EVE GARNIER
GUILLAUME CHIAVASSA
VFX PIPELINE TD JONATHAN BOUCHARD
VFX TRACKING ARTIST THOMAS LHOMMESOREL
VFX MATTE PAINTERS NICOLAS MARION PIERRE DUFOUR
VFX COMPOSITORS ELOI BRUNELLE LOIC LAURELUT
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MAXIME DONTIGNY STEPHANE PARADIS MAXIME PEARSON
MATHIEU TREMBLAY
SPFX SUPERVISOR JAMES ROBERTS
SPFX COORDINATOR PETE DAMIEN
SPFX FOREMAN HARRY HURST
SPFX SHOP TECHNICIAN PAUL DAMIEN
SPFX SET TECHNICIAN JEREMY BROCK
SOUND MIXER MARK WEBER
BOOM OPERATOR KYLE WEBER
SOUND SUPERVISOR/RERECORDING MIXER COLL ANDERSON
DIALOGUE/ADR EDITOR DUNCAN CLARK
ADR MIXER CHRIS WHITE
ADR COORDINATOR JUAN ORTIZ
POST PRODUCTION SOUND PROJECT MANAGER CHRISTINE ANDREWS
TV FOOTAGE PROVIDED COURTESY OF JPFTVMEDIA PRODUCTIONS
NATIONAL EXPRESS INC FOX RUN BRANDS HARVEST DIRECT WOW GEAR LLC
CLIPS FROM “GREG THE BUNNY” PROVIDED COURTESY OF: SEAN BAKER, SPENCER CHINOY, DAN MILANO
CLIPS FROM “FIGHT CLUB: MEMBERS ONLY” PROVIDED COURTESY OF: KHAN PRODUCTIONS/VIKRAM CHOPRA
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PRODUCTION COORDINATOR OLIVIER ARNESEN
ASST. PRODUCTION COORDINATOR BJORN ARNESEN
PRODUCTION SECRETARY JON LONGSTAFF
SECOND SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BRITTNEY DIEZ
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT REXX VILLOTTI
OFFICE INTERN SIMON HANIS
SET PAS EMERALD BLACK
GIOVANNI RODRIGUEZ HANNAH LOGAN PETERSON
ADDITIONAL SET PAS OMAR MENDEZ
MILENA DEVINCENZO
BTS PRODUCER ALEX COCO
ASST. TO THE DIRECTOR ALEX COCO
LA PRODUCTION OFFICE NATALIE BERK CASSIE MASSA
STAND INS MIKAL PHILIPS
AUTUMN RAE SHANNON BECKETT SMITH-LEVIN
KRISTI MENYFIELD AMY FOX
MICHAEL KELLER REBEKAH WIGGINS
PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT DORI RATH
1ST ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT BILL RODGERS
ACCOUNTING CLERK MELISSA WEST
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TRANSPORTATION CAPTAIN EVERT "JACK" MCCLELLAN
VIDEO ASSIST ALEX HURLEY
COSTUME SUPERVISOR JULIA S. SIEGMUND
KEY COSTUMER CLAUDIA COMBEE
GAFFER DAVID COOK
BEST BOY ELECTRIC HUMBERTO RICO
KEY GRIP PAT MENG
BEST BOY GRIP DON GURZELL
GRIP CLAYTON MENG
DEPARTMENT HEAD HAIR CAROL RASKIN
DEPARTMENT HEAD MAKEUP DIANA THOMAS-MADISON
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR EMILY PENDAS
LOCATION SCOUT STACEY MCGILLIS
LOCATION SCOUT JOHN GARRET
LOCATION SCOUT DARREN DEAN
PRODUCTION LEGAL NINA AMERI
LEGAL COUNSEL JEFF ROTONDI
PROP MASTERS MAX COOPER
MATTHEW NEUMANN
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ASSISTANT PICTURE CAR COORDINATOR
MIKE RATH
MEDIC MIKE SCHAER
CATERING MONTAGE CATERING
COOKIE JAR FOOD SERVICES
CHEF KEN DIGIORGIO
KEY CRAFT SERVICE
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WRITTEN BY BRIAN WESLEY KNOW AND BOBBY HARDEN COURTESY OF CRUCIAL MUSIC CORPORATION
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"EVERYTIME YOU SAID GOODBYE" PERFORMED BY FRANK FUCHS
WRITTEN BY PETER JAY BROWN AND FRANK FUCHS COURTESY OF CRUCIAL MUSIC CORPORATION
"JEZEBEL" PERFORMED BY BRONZE
WRITTEN BY DYLAN RYAN AND SCOTT MCGAUGHEY COURTESY OF CRUCIAL MUSIC CORPORATION
"GOOD THING" PERFORMED AND WRITTEN BY RICH WHITE
COURTESY OF CRUCIAL MUSIC CORPORATION
"SALSA DE PUERTO RICO" PERFORMED BY HATUEY
WRITTEN BY STEFAN GRAHN AND SIMON MONSERRAT COURTESY OF CRUCIAL MUSIC CORPORATION
"YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHIN" PERFORMED BY GHOSMERCK
WRITTEN BY TAVARIS ANTONIO MITCHELL AND DENNIS P. CORONEL COURTESY OF CRUCIAL MUSIC CORPORATION
"MAMI BAILA" PERFORMED BY SKEEY
WRITTEN BY JOE ESTRADA AND DANNY RICHARD OSUNA COURTESY OF CRUCIAL MUSIC CORPORATION
"EVERYTHING" PERFORMED BY MEN ENVY CHILDREN (MEC)
WRITTEN BY VINCE CHENG, HANZ LIN AND SKOTSUYAMA PUBLISHED BY SONY MUSIC USED WITH PERMISSION FROM CHANGLU CULTURE AND CREATIVE COMPANY
"KEY WEST HOLIDAY" PERFORMED BY DOUG WALKER
WRITTEN BY DOUGLASS CARTER WALKER COURTESY OF DOUGUP MUSIC, INC.
"HAPPY DANCE" PERFORMED BY DOUG WALKER
WRITTEN BY DOUGLASS CARTER WALKER COURTESY OF DOUGUP MUSIC, INC.
"SEVEN MILE BEACH" PERFORMED BY DOUG WALKER
WRITTEN BY DOUGLASS CARTER WALKER COURTESY OF DOUGUP MUSIC, INC.
"SUNDANCE" PERFORMED BY DOUG WALKER
WRITTEN BY DOUGLASS CARTER WALKER COURTESY OF DOUGUP MUSIC, INC.
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"LOVENVY" PERFORMED BY RENZ YOUNG WRITTEN BY LORENZO MOODY
"RECIPE" PERFORMED BY COCA VANGO
WRITTEN BY AMIN BEST II PRODUCED BY BEATATTIKZ
"YESTERDAY" PERFORMED BY COCA VANGO
WRITTEN BY AMIN BEST II PRODUCED BY LILBRANDON AND TRELLGOTWINGS
"NEW WAVE" PERFORMED BY RYAN OAKES
WRITTEN BY RYAN OAKES
"NEED THAT" PERFORMED BY MIKEY AMARE
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL AMARE AND DAGEMAWE FEDKADU
"BOY FROM THE 5" PERFORMED BY NOAH NORTH
WRITTEN BY NOAH AOSSEY AND ZAK AOSSEY PRODUCED BY CASHUAL
"POR QUE ME LLAMAS" PERFORMED BY JENNIE DAPELLO
WRITTEN BY JENNIE DAPELLO-GORDON
"PLAYING DRESS UP" PERFORMED BY THE ZINGHOPPERS
WRITTEN BY JACK AND KITTY NORTON PUBLISHED BY NORTON FAMILY PUBLISHING (ASCAP) USED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ZINGHOPPERS GROUP, LLC
"THE HELLO SONG" PERFORMED BY THE ZINGHOPPERS
WRITTEN BY JACK AND KITTY NORTON PUBLISHED BY NORTON FAMILY PUBLISHING (ASCAP) USED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ZINGHOPPERS GROUP, LLC
"HAIRCUT PARTY" PERFORMED BY THE ZINGHOPPERS
WRITTEN BY JACK AND KITTY NORTON PUBLISHED BY NORTON FAMILY PUBLISHING (ASCAP) USED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ZINGHOPPERS GROUP, LLC
"HOP-A-ROO" PERFORMED BY THE ZINGHOPPERS
WRITTEN BY JACK AND KITTY NORTON PUBLISHED BY NORTON FAMILY PUBLISHING (ASCAP) USED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ZINGHOPPERS GROUP, LLC
"SWITCH IT UP" PERFORMED BY PREZ P AND BIG NIC
WRITTEN BY HEMSLEY TURENNE JR., JUSTIN NICHOLAS AND JONATHAN FARRELL ROSENFELD PUBLISHED BY MUSIC OF CULTURE KINGS
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"OPTIONS" PERFORMED BY SUGAR TONGUE SLIM
WRITTEN BY JONATHAN FARRELL ROSENFELD AND DON CARLOS EUGENE PRICE PUBLISHED BY MUSIC OF CULTURE KINGS
"UP AND AWAY" PERFORMED BY FRIENDS OF THE FRIENDLESS
WRITTEN BY NICK J. ANDERSON, DEDDRIONNE W. MORGAN AND ALEX POMBAR COURTESY OF EXTREME MUSIC
"TRINITY"
PERFORMED BY CREIG CAMACHO WRITTEN BY CREIG CAMACHO
“CANON IN D (CARIBBEAN STYLE)”
PERFORMED BY GEORGE POLLIS ARRANGED BY GEOGE POLLIS
"BASIC FUN"
PERFORMED BY HOLFIX WRITTEN BY ALFRED HOLGERSSON
'HENNY IN MY SYSTEM'
PERFORMED BY RYAN OAKES WRITTEN BY RYAN OAKES PRODUCED BY HOMETOWN WOLVES
“BEST A DOGGY CAN GET” (FROM “EXPLOITS OF ROLAND”)
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY ALEX THALER & CHRIS BERGOCH
A SPECIAL THANKS FROM THE DIRECTOR TO HAL ROACH, GUS MEINS, ROBERT F. MCGOWAN AND GEORGE ”SPANKY” MCFARLAND FOR THEIR CONTINUING INSPIRATION
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